Why Obamanation will be the tackiest place on Earth

Jan 23 2009, Written by Ade Sawyer in Ade Sawyer,Backpages, 1 Comments

In keeping with the Obama theme, I’d like to add my own spice to our little Backpages-American soup…or mosaic…or patchwork?  Whatever the we’re calling it these days. Anyway, as with any big event like this, everyone wants to have a momento of it.  Correction: Everyone wants to buy a momento of it.  Thus we have what I like to call Obama-kitsch.

Now there are the little everyday campaign-season things like all the bumper stickers and buttons and flags and mugs and magnets and yard signs and shirts and (my personal favorite) Obamadential seals (Seriously that thing is extra-gangsta and I need somebody to put it on Ebay.  I will bid soooooooooo much more money than I actually have.)

But then there’s the rest.  All the things that savvy Americans thought of making when it seemed history was looming on the horizon.  When they saw it coming they went all-out!  In malls, those little carts on the side of the street by gas stations, of course on the ‘Internets‘, and even in physical stores dedicated to him.  People even sold anti-Obama stuff…and then got protested.  They made a ton of money though…and the rest of us are kicking ourselves for not thinking of it first.

There’s a bright side to this though.  If we can’t sell Obama-kitsch, let’s buy it!  All of it!  And there’s so much to choose from.  There are shirts and coins and plates and belt buckles and sneakers and comics and jewelry.

But with all the Obamanable collectaibles floating around, there’s one that is either my favorite or my most-hated.  I haven’t decided yet.  Apparently this has been going on for  awhile, but only recently learned about Ciroc Obama

It’s the latest in P. Diddy’s patheon of monikers, and a promotion for Ciroc Vodka.  Conveniently, it’s also the name of a drink.  Like I said, I haven’t decide how I feel about it, but I’m rushing out to buy it because it says “Obama” in it.  Yeah, we all knew he had the best economic plan.